Introduction This is a survey of Russian and Belorus aviation, defence and aircraft scale modelling magazines. All magazines are Russian (Cyrillic) text only, unless otherwise stated. For other nations, check our country by country listing. An alphabetical index of titles is also available, as is a list of useful magazine shops which deal with new or secondhand magazines. Quick jump: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

	'Aeromuzei' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] Title means Aero Museum. Quarterly historical aviation magazine, printed in the Russian language only. Published in St. Petersburg. It appears that only one regular issue was ever published (dated 1/1991), plus one special. More specials where planned but never published. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1991
	'Aeronavtika i Kosmos' [ITAR-TASS, ISSN ? ] Title means Aeronautics and Space. Published weekly since 1997 under the title 'Aerokosmos', changed to the present title in 2002. Current[Subscribe] Further information: ARMS-TASS
	'AeroPlan' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] Started life as a quarterly magazine in 1993 then switched to bi-monthly publication but soon after started to appear irregularly and finally ceased publication around 2001. Published in Belarus, each issue contained 30 to 40 pages. This magazine was clearly aimed at scale modelers. The early issues featured b/w photographs only (except on the cover which had colour profiles and/or photographs), 1/72 scale drawings and detail drawings and information on new and/or available model kits of certain subjects. From issue #12 colour profiles appeared and from #13 colour photographs where also included. There where two monographs: one on the MiG-23 and one on the Fw 190. This last one could be issue #9(5/94) as this number is not listed in the published issues list printed in #12 and others. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1993-2001
	'Aerospace Complex/Aerokosmicheskij kompleks' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Quarterly journal dealing with the whole range of export production at the enterprises of Russian aerospace complex. It gives full analysis of activities by domestic developers and producers of aviation and rocket space technique. Russian/English text. No further details. Current Further information: no sources known
	'Aerospace Courier' [ZAO Izdatel'skii dom "Sozvezdie A", ISSN ? ] Aerokosmicheskij kur`er/Aerospace Courier. Bi-monthly magazine covering all aspects of the Russian aerospace industry. Complete dual Russian-English text from 1999 onwards. 50-80 pages in each issue, with more than 100 photos. Includes features on specific Russian aerospace companies and their products, Russian airlines, industry restructuring, military procurement plans etc. Aerospace industry, research, technology, space technology, air transportation, air shows, sport, archives. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: Aerospace Courier [*] Contents Listing, 1998-present
	'Aerospace Journal' [Military Parade Ltd, ISSN 1029-4686] Bi-monthly English language magazine covering the Russian aerospace industry. Covers subjects under the headings of: Problems and Perspectives; Aerospace Industry; Economics, Space and Technologies; Space Flight; Air Transport and Infrastructure; Aviation Sport; Expo; Archives. Published 1996-2002. Ceased publication Further information: 35 Mosfilmovskaya St., Bldg. 1, Moscow 117330, Russia. Phone: (095) 143-9662, 143-9659, Fax: (095) 937-9632, 143-9660. e-mail: military@milparade.ru, website: Aerospace Journal
	'AeroSpace Review' [? publisher, ISSN ?] Russian title: Aerokosmicheskoe Obozrenie. Initially quarterly, but later bi-monthly magazine focussing mainly on military aviation. Covers modern and historical aviation, with nearly all the articles focussing on Russian subjects. Published since 2002. Current Further information: Aviapress: AeroSpace Review [*] Contents Listing, 2002-present
	'AirFleet' [RA Intervestnik Publishing House, ISSN 1561-8250] Bi-monthly English-language magazine. Originally subtitled 'Russian Air Force, aircraft & space review', later 'Russian Aerospace Review' and by 2005 'Aerospace Technologies Review'. Each edition features superb predominantly four-color photography and some issues include a two-sided poster pull-out section. The magazine is printed on thick glossy paper in Italy and represents superb value. Each issue features a number of regular features on Russian military aircraft, aircraft armament, the aviation industry, civil aviation in the CIS, aviation history and 'cosmonautics'. Air Fleet is the only English language bi-monthly magazine dedicated to Russian arms. 64 pages. Published since 1998. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Airfleet Review, PO BOX 77, Moscow, RUSSIA, 125057. Tel: (7-095)- 158-3305, Fax: (7-095)- 956-0107. E-mail: af@airfleet.ru, website: Air Fleet [Not updated since 2003] [*] Contents Listing, 1998-present
	'ARMS - Russian Defence Technologies' [ZAO RA Intervestnik, ISSN ? ] English language bi-monthly magazine dedicated to Russian arms. Published since 2000. Current[Subscribe] Further information: No website found.
	'AS. Aviatsionnyi Zhurnal' [O.I.U. Leiko, ISSN ? ] Title means AS. Aviation Magazine. (Often called AC. Aviation Journal) First issue dated October 1990. It was one of the first independent Russian aviation magazines and contained excellent historical reference material. It was only let down by the quality of the paper it was printed on. Issues 1-3 were printed in a near B5 size format, while the next two issues appeared on A4 size paper. It ceased publication after only 5 issues spread over 4 years. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, No.1-5
	'Aviaglobus' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Founded in 1998, Aviaglobus is a magazine for the domestic and world-wide airline industry. The magazine is dedicated to such themes as flight safety, news of the airlines and airports, aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), air traffic control (ATC), economics and finances of the airline industry. The magazine carries information about most the effective projects and forecasts, latest innovations of the aviation engineering. The most significant events of civil aviation life are at the centre of attention of the magazine: meetings of the federal aviation authorities, aviation exhibitions, conferences as well as the most important facts from the life of the air carriers, airports, overhaul plants and other aviation enterprises. Published monthly. Current Further information: Aviaglobus
	'Aviakollektsia' [? publisher, ISSN ?] Aviation history magazine. Each issue is devoted to a single aircraft type. Includes photos, colour profiles, line drawings. Initially quarterly, but later bi-monthly. Published since 2003. Current Further information: Aviapress: Aviakollektsia [*] Contents Listing, 2003-present
	'Aviamaster' [OOO Vostochnyi gorizont, ISSN ? ] Aircraft modelling magazine. Covers aircraft models, drawings and new arrivals, with articles on the history of development and employment of aircraft, air aces and dogfights etc. Published 8 times per year, since 1997. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: Aviamaster [*] Contents Listing, 1997-present
	'Avia Panorama' [OOO "Aerokosmos", ISSN ? ] Glossy A4 size bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the latest developments in the area of civil and military aviation and aerospace technology in the CIS countries. It is targeted at readers interested in the modern aviation. 64 pages, 100 photographs in each issue. Published from 1996. International aviation and space magazine. Political, scientific, technological, financial and economic aspects of developing, testing, manufacture, operation and maintenance of air and space technology. Current[Subscribe] Further information: 23a Polikarpov St. - Moscow 125284 - Russia. Tel: (095) 945 1100, Fax: (095) 941 7405. e-mail: aviapan@dol.ru, website: Avia Panorama
	'Aviasalony Mira - World Airshows' [Izdatel'skii dom "RA INTERVESTNIK", ISSN 1562-3602] Magazine devoted to airshows around the world. Includes airshow reports, air display aircraft, display teams, exhibitors etc. Bi-monthly. Current Further information: Aviapress: Aviasalony Mira - World Airshows [*] Contents Listing, 2000-present
	'Aviation & Commerce' [ ? publisher, ISSN ?] 'Aviation & Commerce' is described as a newspaper published monthly in the Russian language. Published during 1999 and 2000, at least. No further information. Ceased publication
	'Aviatransportnoe Obozrenie' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Title means Air Transport Observer. Bi-monthly magazine for enthusiasts of civil aviation today. With contributions from Aviation Week and Space Technology. First publsihed 1999. 10 issues /year? Current[Subscribe] Further information: Air Transport Observer, P.O. Box 127, Moscow, 119048, Russia. Tel: +7-095-926-53-56, Fax: +7-095-933-02-97. E-mail: ato@ato.ru, website: Aviatransportnoe Obozrenie
	'Aviatsionnaia promyshlennost' [Assotsiatsiia "AVIATEKHINFORM", ISSN 0869-530X] Title means Aviation Industry. Quarterly magazine. Journal devoted to contemporary scientific, technological, manufacturing and economical problems of the aircraft industry. Its contents include original and review articles on aircraft and helicopter manufacture, on aeroengine design and instrument engineering, on different aspects of material selection and metallurgy. Special consideration is given to articles dealing with research in quality, reliability and guaranteed life as well as management, economics and foreign technology news. Published since 1932. 64 pages. Current[Subscribe] Further information: No website found.
	'Aviatsiya Aviation Magazine' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Quarterly offshoot magazine of 'Mir Aviatsii'. Russian language with English photo captions. Many color profiles, high quality scale plans (on A3 sheet) and color photos. First published in 1999. Ceased publication in 2002. Ceased publication [*] Contents Listing, 1999-2002
	'Aviatsiya I Kosmonautika' [ ? publisher, ISSN 0373-9821] Monthly Soviet-era aviation magazine. First published in June 1918. 'I Kosmonautika' was added to the title in January 1962. Became 'Vestnik Vozdushnogo Flota' (see below) in June 1994. Ceased publication
	'Aviatsiya I Kosmonavtika' [POO Tekhinform, ISSN ?] Title means Aviation and Cosmonautics. Monthly publication. Leading Russian journal devoted to military aviation and space exploration. Offers a wealth of information about aircraft currently in service in the Russian Air Force, combat experience of USSR and Russian pilots, activities of leading Russian aircraft design offices, assessments and comments with regard to air forces in other countries. 50 pages, photos and scale plan drawings. Published since 1999. Current[Subscribe] Further information: 109144, Moskwa, A / Ya 10. Tel: (095) 941-51-84, Fax: (095) 941-51-84. Aviapress: AiK
	'Grazhdanskaia aviatsiia' [Redaktsiia zhurnala "Grazhdanskaia aviatsiia", ISSN 0017-3606] Title means Civil Aviation. Popular monthly magazine for those employed in RF Civil Aviation. News of foreign airlines, new aircraft and equipment, training of civil aviation specialists. Published since 1931. This journal originally existed in the Soviet era as the only state owned journal for the civil aviation industry. Current[Subscribe] Further information: No website found.
	'Istoriia Aviatsii - History of Aviation' [Aleksandr Bulakh, ISSN ? ] Magazine dedicated to the history of aviation. Published 6 times per year. Well illustrated with photographs and line drawings. 58 pages, 90 photographs, inserts with drawings, 5 col photos and drawings. History of building various aircraft, biographies of well-known pilots and aircraft designers, employment of aircraft in wars and armed conflicts. Published since 2000. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: IA [*] Contents Listing, 1999-present
	'Iz istorii aviatsii i kosmonavtiki' [Institut istorii estestvoznaniia i tekhniki RAN - IIET, ISSN ? ] This appears to be an bi-annual historical review of Russian aviation and spaceflight published by the Historical Institute of Science and Technology. 92-156 pages each, paperback binding. It covered a wide range of subjects, from aircraft types to biographies of well-known aviators and designers. Published since at least 1965. Volume 50 was dated 1984, volume 56 1988, volume 62 1991 and volume 76 2001. Current? Further information: no sources known
	'Kril'ya (Wings)' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Aviation magazine. Issue No.16 featured the Boeing B-17. No further details. Ceased publication Further information: no sources known
	'Krilya Pobedi' [ ? publisher, ISSN n/a ] Aviation magazine published during the 1960s which included good coverage of the Soviet Air Force in World War 2. No further details. Ceased publication Further information: no sources known
	'Krylia Rodiny' [Rossiiskaia oboronnaia sportivno-tekhnicheskaia organizatsiia, ISSN 0130-2701] Title means Wings of the Homeland. Monthly publication with 32-48 pages in each issue, 20 b+w and colour photos, line drawings, camouflage and markings. It covers a wide range of aviation related topics in Russia and abroad, including articles on the history of aviation as well as data on the latest designs, aircraft production and astronautics. Founded in October 1960, it is the oldest Russian magazine dedicated to historical and modern aviation. Before 1991, it was a popular Soviet-era DOSAAF (Voluntary Society for the Promotion of the Army, Aviation, and Navy) aviation magazine. From 1992, a popular aviation and space exploration magazine. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: KRR
	'Masshtabnie Modeli' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Title means Scale Models. Scale plastic modelling magazine. Started off covering a good mix of AFVs, vehicles and aircraft, but lost it's way and from issue 53 onwards became exclusively a magazine dedicated to modelling tanks and AFVS. Current Further information: Armybooks.com: Scale Models [*] Contents Listing, 1999-present
	'M-Hobby' [ExPrint NV Ltd, ISSN ? ] Well printed scale plastic modelling magazine. Features both armour and aviation subjects in colour with scale plans. Published bi-monthly since 1993, but increased to 10 issues per year in 2004. 48 (later 64) pages in each issue. Current Further information: P.O. Box 26, Moscow 121552, Russia. Tel: (095) 149 9815, Fax: (095) 149 9815. e-mail: ex.print@g23.relcom.ru, website: M-Hobby [*] Contents Listing, 1993-present
	'Military Parade/Voennyi parad' [ZAO "Voennyi parad", ISSN 1029-466X/1029-4678 ] Military magazine published in Russian language and English language editions. Illustrated magazine, a source of news of achievements scored by Russia's military-industrial complex and types of weapons offered for sale abroad. Bi-monthly, published since 1996. 72-80 pages each. The basic section of the journal are: front line, ground forces, history, events, facts. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Military Parade
	'Mir Aviatsii' [Polygon Press, ISSN 0869-7450] Quarterly magazine. Title means 'Aviation World'. 46 pages each issue, with b+w photos, colour drawings, pull out scale drawings, line drawings etc with captions in English. Includes feature articles on Russian fighter aces, rare prototypes, foreign aircraft, Soviet AF in WW2, modern Russian aircraft etc. Well illustrated, produced and printed Russian historical and contemporary aviation magazine. All issues feature 1/72 scale plans for at least one aircraft (normally Russian)and numerous 4 color side-view drawings. Text is in Russian although captions for the illustrations and photographs are in English. Many great articles on the 'other side' of the Cold War. Published since 1992. Current Further information: 123479 Moskva - Shivopisnaja 30-4-27. Tel: (095) 947-06-33. e-mail: zolotovma@cityline.ru website: Aviapress: MAV [*] Contents Listing, 1992-present
	'Mir Modeley' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Subtitled 'Models World'. Scale modelling magazine. Covers AFVs, aircraft, cars, ships, figures etc. No further details. Current? Further information: Aviapress: Mir Modeley [*] Contents Listing, 2000-2003
	'Modelism' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Monthly scale plastic modelling magazine. Covers AFVs and aircraft. Published since 1996. Current? Further information: No website found. [*] Contents Listing, 1996-2002
	'Modelist-Konstructor' [Redaktsiia zhurnala "Modelist-konstruktor", ISSN 0131-2243] A monthly practical hobbyist magazine, similar in scope to the US 'Popular Mechanics' magazine. It covers a wide range of build-it-yourself projects, from mechanical devices to computer programs. It also covers scale plastic modelling, including AFVs, aircraft, cars, ships etc. Many issues feature very detailed scale drawings of historical Russian aircraft types. Published since 1962. Current Further information: Modelist-Konstructor Contents listing in Russian [*] Contents Listing, 1962-1969 [*] Contents Listing, 1970-1979 [*] Contents Listing, 1980-1989 [*] Contents Listing, 1990-1999 [*] Contents Listing, 2000-2009
	'Model Kit' [Technika Molodegi, ISSN ? ] Scale plastic modelling magazine. Covers AFVs, aircraft, figures etc. Ceased publication? Further information: Armybook.com: Model Kit [*] Contents Listing, 2003-2003
	'Poligon' [? publisher, ISSN ? ] Highly interesting magazine with articles on military history and technology in the broadest sense. 'Poligon' (or Polygon) normally includes a military aviation article in each issue. Published in Moskou. Printed on high quality paper of A4 size, with b+w photos, colour drawings and scale line drawings. Russian language only, but English captions to pictures. Ceased publication in 2002 after issue 11. Current [*] Contents Listing, Nos. 1-11 Further information: Aviapress: Poligon
	'Samolet Aviation Magazine' [Obshchestvo aviastroitelei/Komissiia sodeistviia konversii/Kompaniia Aeroross, ISSN 0869-5946] Title means Aircraft. Subtitled: Nauchno-Populiarnyj Aviatsionnyj Zhurnal. Also known as Samolet Aviation & Aerospace Magazine. Bi-monthly with Russian and English text. Published since 1992. Covers aviation and cosmonautics, technology, history and air sport. Circa 2005 renamed Aviatsionno-Kosmicheskie Tekhnologii. Current[Subscribe] Further information: No website found.
	'Samolety Mira' [Firma "Universal'nyi servis", IPK "Moskovskaia pravda", ISSN ? ] Title means Aircraft of the World. 32 pages, b+w and colour photos, line drawings. Includes lots of details on rare Soviet and Foreign aircraft types, aircraft building and the history of aviation. Published bi-monthly and then quarterly between 1995 and 2001. Ceased publication[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: SAM [*] Contents Listing, 1995-2001
	'Samoliot' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Title means Aircraft. Monthly(?) magazine published during the mid 1930s. No further details. Ceased publication
	'Stend-Master' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Scale modelling magazine. Covers AFVs, aircraft, cars, ships, figures etc. No further details. Current? Further information: Aviapress: Stend-Master [*] Contents Listing, 1995-present
	'Stendoviy Modelism' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ] Scale modelling magazine. Covers AFVs, aircraft, cars, ships, figures etc. No further details. Current? Further information: Armybook.com: Stendoviy Modelism [*] Contents Listing, 1999-present
	'Tekhnika i Vooruzhenie' [ROO "Tekhinform", ISSN 0201-7490] Title means Equipment and Armament. Monthly Magazine describing types of modern armaments in service in Russia and abroad. Published 1995-1996 under the former title 'Tekhnika i oruzhie' (Equipment and Weapon). 40 pages. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: Tekhnika i Vooruzhenie [*] Contents Listing, 1995-present
	'Vertolet' [ ? publisher, ISSN 1562-2673] Quarterly magazine devoted to helicopters. Contains comprehensive articles on Russian helicopters, their history, operational use and the plants which design and build them. 50 pages, 100 photos in each issue. First published in 1998. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Vertolet [*] Contents Listing, 1998-present
	'Vestnik Aviatsiyi i Kosmonavtiki' [Redaktsiia zhurnala "Vestnik aviatsii i kosmonavtiki", ISSN ?] Subtitled 'Aerospace Herald'. Bi-monthly. Typically 96 pages, 122 photos, 1 large insert in each issue. Published since 1997. This magazine is described as a reincarnation of 'Vestnik Vozdushnogo Flota' (see below). Current[Subscribe] Further information: 125319 Moskwa, Ul. Viktorenko D.7 157-7546. Tel: (095) 788 0754, Fax: (095) 503 9168. Aviapress: Vestnik Aviatsiyi i Kosmonavtiki [*] Contents Listing, 1997-present
	'Vestnik Vozdushnogo Flota' [Izdatel'skii dom "Vestnik vozdushnogo flota", ISSN 0373-9821] Title means Air Fleet Herald. Formerly the Soviet-era magazine "Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika". Bi-monthly publication. 64 pages each, highly illustrated, many photos - mostly in colour, plus line drawings and colour profile drawings. Good colour photo reproduction. Exclusively concentrates on modern and historical Russian aircraft types and aviation. First published under this title September 1994. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Aviapress: Vestnik Vozdushnogo Flota [*] Contents Listing, 1994-2003
	'Vozdushno-kosmicheskaia oborona' [OOO Izdatel'skii dom "Almaz-Media", ISSN ? ] Title means Aerospace Defense. Magazine devoted to the history, equipment and weapons of air and missile defence. Published bi-monthly since 2001. 48 pages. Current[Subscribe] Further information: No website found.
	'VVS segodnia' [MO RF, komanduiushchii voiskami Moskovskogo okruga VVS i PVO, ISSN ? ] Subtitled Gazeta Voenno-vozdushnykh sil Rossiiskoi Federatsii. Title means Air Forces Today. Twice a week 8-page newspaper. Newspaper of the Moscow Air Defense Force and Air Force command. Like "Krasnaia zvezda," it is available to a wide circle of readers by subscription. Until September 2002, the newspaper was published as "Na boevom postu". Published since 1938. Current Further information: No website found.
	'Vzlet' [OOO Aeromedia, ISSN ?] Subtitled Russia's National Aerospace Magazine (Natsional`nyj aerokosmicheskij zhurnal). Monthly (11 issues/year) aviation magazine. Covers aerospace news and events; review and analysis of aerospace technology development and operation issues; interviews with industry newsmakers; articles on aviation history. 48-64 pages in each issue. Published since January 2005. Current[Subscribe] Further information: Vzlet